Sahara dust turns skies red over Crete ⊕
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Strong winds carried Sahara dust across the Mediterranean, turning skies over Crete a striking red and yellow. Scenes captured in Rethymno and Georgioupoli show the sun dimmed by sand, creating an ee…
The Palm House by Gwendoline Riley review – the laureate of bad relationships ⊖⊖
Riley has always skewered cruelty with shattering exactitude. What’s new in this story of two old friends in London is the delicacy she brings to moments of tenderness
In the opening pages of The Palm…
16 days ago
‘The highs are extremely high – but the lows are extremely low’: when working out becomes an addiction ○
Pushing yourself to the limit, training through injury and choosing the gym over socialising are all signs that you may have an unhealthy reliance on exercise
At the peak of his adventuring career, L…
34 days ago
Snow...in the Sahara! Rare sighting sees desert sand dunes turn white ⊕
Temperatures dropped below freezing in the Algerian town of Ain Sefra providing the perfect conditions for snowfall.
40 days ago
Pollution health warning issued as Sahara Desert dust plume brings red skies on warmest day of the year so far - with 'blood rain' forecast ○
Dust made up of sand and mineral particles from the Sahara desert in North Africa has been transported thousands of miles northwards towards the UK in recent days.
64 days ago
Chad’s saharan cultures festival brings together desert nations ⊕⊕
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Chad hosts the sixth International Saharan Cultures Festival in Amdjarass, uniting artists from across the Sahara to celebrate shared heritage.
4 months ago
Disabled man who has visited more than 50 countries reveals how he travels the world despite being wheelchair-bound ○
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
From riding a camel in the Sahara dessert to paragliding in the Swiss Alps to trekking through the Amazon rainforest, Cory Lee has not let his disability stop him from seeing the world.
How rolling sand dunes are creeping up on last remaining oases on edge of Sahara ⊖
In western Chad, villagers are desperately trying to hold back the sand as the climate crisis wreaks havoc on one of the hottest countries in the world
On the ochre sands of Kanem, the neat vegetable …
‘So unchanged it is almost otherworldly’: the oasis town of Skoura, Morocco ⊕
For the explorer and author, the desert outpost, irrigated by water from the Atlas mountains, is the perfect place to decompress
The first thing I notice when I walk into the oasis is the temperature …
5 months ago
The man on a mission to save Mauritania’s ‘city of libraries’ from encroaching desert sands ⊕
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Desert settlement of Chinguetti faces rising sands, dwindling tourism and insecurity due to conflict in neighbouring Mali
On a recent afternoon, 67-year-old Saif Islam made his way into the courtyard …